diff --git a/jackson-jq/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/internal/tree/ObjectConstruction.java b/jackson-jq/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/internal/tree/ObjectConstruction.java
index 597161f4..f7fd64e3 100644
--- a/jackson-jq/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/internal/tree/ObjectConstruction.java
+++ b/jackson-jq/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/internal/tree/ObjectConstruction.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package net.thisptr.jackson.jq.internal.tree;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public void add(final FieldConstruction field) {
 
 	@Override
 	public void apply(final Scope scope, final JsonNode in, final Path ipath, final PathOutput output, final boolean requirePath) throws JsonQueryException {
-		final Map<String, JsonNode> tmp = new HashMap<>();
+		final Map<String, JsonNode> tmp = new LinkedHashMap<>(fields.size());
 		applyRecursive(scope, in, output, fields, tmp);
 	}
 
diff --git a/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/jq-test-extra-ok.json b/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/jq-test-extra-ok.json
index d46ae710..fb9104d5 100644
--- a/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/jq-test-extra-ok.json
+++ b/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/jq-test-extra-ok.json
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
 		"q": ".num_entries[\"1\"] = 10",
 		"in": {"num_entries": {"2": 20}},
 		"out": [
-			{"num_entries": {"1": 10, "2": 20}}
+			{"num_entries": {"2": 20, "1": 10}}
 		]
 	},
 	{
@@ -1036,5 +1036,19 @@
 			[20, 30],
 			[20, 40]
 		]
+	},
+	{
+		"q": "{a: {depth: 1, b: {depth: 2}}}",
+		"in": null,
+		"out": [
+			{
+				"a": {
+					"depth": 1,
+					"b": {
+						"depth": 2
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		]
 	}
 ]
diff --git a/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/tests/jq-1.5.yaml b/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/tests/jq-1.5.yaml
index cbadbdcd..19b96056 100644
--- a/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/tests/jq-1.5.yaml
+++ b/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/tests/jq-1.5.yaml
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@
 - q: '.foo = .bar'
   in: {"bar": 42}
   out:
-  - {"foo": 42, "bar": 42}
+  - {"bar": 42, "foo": 42}
   v: '[1.5, 1.5]'
 - q: '.foo |= .+1'
   in: {"foo": 42}
diff --git a/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/tests/jq-1.6.yaml b/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/tests/jq-1.6.yaml
index 18064a8f..8ec7ba27 100644
--- a/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/tests/jq-1.6.yaml
+++ b/jackson-jq/src/test/resources/tests/jq-1.6.yaml
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@
 - q: '.foo = .bar'
   in: {"bar": 42}
   out:
-  - {"foo": 42, "bar": 42}
+  - {"bar": 42, "foo": 42}
   v: '[1.6, 1.6]'
 - q: '.foo |= .+1'
   in: {"foo": 42}